Causes of Carbon Footprint
If you live far away from school, what do you have to do to get to school that creates CO2?
Drive a car or ride the bus
With increased temperatures from CO2 what happens to the sea level? and for a piece of candy can you tell us why?
The sea level rises because icebergs melt.
Instead of driving to school what can you do instead?
Bike or walk
What can you do in the bathroom to reduce your CO2 footprint?
take shorter showers, flush the toilet less and turn the sink off when brushing your teeth.
What is the average carbon footprint for a person in the United States?
16 tons
What do cars and power plants do with oil and coal in order to make energy that produces CO2?
They burn it
Why does higher temperatures mean more bugs?
Higher temperatures allow bugs to go to places that were once too cold
After using certain appliances what can you do to reduce your footprint?
Unplug them
What change to your diet can reduce CO2?
Eating fewer meat products.
This type of transportation has one of the highest carbon emissions per passenger per mile.
Air Travel
How does buying a new shirt add to your carbon footprint?
Factories that make the shirts need to burn coal in order to power their machines which creates CO2
Why does hotter weather from CO2 mean less rain and more droughts in certain areas?
More water evaporates but is not able to cool so clouds cant from.
If you live too far to walk or bike to school, what can you do to make your car ride less harmful?
Carpool
What two ways can you reduce your carbon footprint that have to do with your clothes?
Buy clothes from thrift stores and give away old clothes.
Washing clothes in this temperature setting can reduce your laundry’s carbon emissions by up to 90%
Cold Water
Why do electric cars still make CO2?
They use electricity which comes from power plants that burn coal.
What two things does CO2 do to lower or food supply from plants?
Increases temperature and decreases rainfall.
What part of going on vacation adds a lot to your carbon footprint?
Flying in a plane.
How does eating local food lower CO2 emissions?
Cars do not have to transport the goods.
Composting these items, like food scraps and yard waste, helps reduce methane emissions from landfills.
Organic Waste
Why does eating meat create CO2?
Animals like cows and pigs breathe, burp and fart which all produce CO2
How does carbon heat up the earth and what everyday object does it act like?
Carbon acts like a blanket and traps the suns heat near the earth.
Every time you leave your house what can you do to make sure you are saving energy?
Turn all the lights off.
What method of throwing trash away helps reduce CO2 and what do the letters stand for.
Reduce Reuse Recycle
This renewable energy source uses turbines to convert kinetic energy into electricity, significantly reducing carbon emissions.
Wind Energy